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Cruach an t-Sorchain

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 55°50′02″ N 5°23′41″ W

Map showing the location of Cruach an t-Sorchain Cruach an t-Sorchain
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
355 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tarbert
3.5 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
CAL Campbeltown Airport48 km
ILY Islay Airport57 km

About Cruach an t-Sorchain

Cruach an t-Sorchain is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 355 m. The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Cruach Doire Leithe and Cruach na Machrach.

Climate of Cruach an t-Sorchain

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 188 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (207 mm)
Driest month
May (83 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Cruach an t-Sorchain
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°10°13°15°16°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°4°6°8°10°10°9°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)207127159968392108128168183188194

How to get to Cruach an t-Sorchain

The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (CAL), 48 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (60 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 71 km to the east.

Airports

  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 48 kmsouthwest
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 57 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 60 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 71 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 138 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 142 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 166 kmnortheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 250 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Cruach an t-Sorchain

Within 100 km: 112 historic and cultural sites, 2,585 natural sites, 1,143 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km338 places

  • Cala Island 24 kmNW
  • Eilean Mór Island 23 kmNW
  • Inchmarnock Island 16 kmE
  • Island of Danna Island 21 kmNW

25–60 km1,420 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 28 kmS
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 31 kmE
  • Colonsay Island 58 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 57 kmSE

60–100 km2,082 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 63 kmSE
  • Oronsay Island 98 kmN
  • Eriska Island 78 kmN
  • Ulva Island 89 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Tarbert Village, Argyll and Bute
    3.5 km NW
  • West Tarbert Village, Argyll and Bute
    3.5 km NW
  • Rhu Village, Argyll and Bute
    4 km SW
  • Kennacraig Village, Argyll and Bute
    6.2 km SW
  • Torinturk Village, Argyll and Bute
    6.3 km W
  • Stonefield Village, Argyll and Bute
    6.4 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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